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Factors Influencing Adoption of Cover Crops for Weed Management Inmachakos and Makueni Counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Despite the many advantages of growing cover crops most farmers have not adopted them in their cropping systems. The objective of this study was to examine adoption and sociological factors
associated with adoption of ...
Seasonal Botanical Characteristics of the Diets of Grant’s (Gazella Granti Brooke) and Thompson’s (Gazella Thompsoniguenther) in the Dry Land Habitats of South-central Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Understanding of dietary requirements of different wildlife populations is critical in wildlife habitat conservation especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where wildlife contributes much to the National GDP of many countries. ...
Economic contribution of the camel milk trade in Isiolo Town, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Effects of supplementing mesquit ( Prosopis juliflora) seedpod meal on the performance of weaner Galla goats in the drylands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of increasing
amounts of Prosopis juliflora seedpod meal on the growth
rate of weaner Galla goats. The overall aim of this study was
to assess the feasibility of incorporating ...
Effects of Prosopis juliflora Seedpod Meal Supplement on Weight Gain of Weaner Galla Goats in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of increasing amounts of Prosopis juliflora seedpod meal on the growth rate of weaner Galla goats. The overall aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of incorporating ...
Isolation, Characterization, and Quantification of Bacteria from African Sausages Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2018-10-23)
African sausages are local popular delicacies in Kenya. Demand for these sausages has resulted in this delicacy’s vendors being
on the increase. However, health risk posed to unsuspecting consumers of African sausages ...
Effects of Prosopis juliflora Seedpod Meal Supplement on Weight Gain of Weaner Galla Goats in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of increasing amounts of Prosopis juliflora seedpod meal on the growth rate of weaner Galla goats. The overall aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of incorporating ...
Water use efficiency of six rangeland grasses under varied soil moisture content levels in the arid Tana River County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This study evaluated water use efficiency (WUE) of six range grasses, namely; Chloris roxburghiana,
Eragrostis superba, Enteropogon macrostachyus, Cenchrus ciliaris, Chloris gayana, and Sorghum
sudanense grown at 80, 50, ...
Plant species composition and diversity depending on piospheres and seasonality in the southern rangelands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Scarcity of water in the rangelands of Kenya has led to the introduction of piospheres. Previous
research has however produced contrasting results on the effects of piospheres and seasonality on ShannonWiener’s diversity ...
Effect of piospheres on physio-chemical soil properties in the Southern Rangelands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Water-based interventions haphazardly introduced in the drylands of Kenya have led to the
introduction of piospheres used as concentration mounts. Not much is known about the effect of these piospheres on
soil physio-chemical ...